Ford employees are driving innovation throughout the business at record pace, netting approximately 1,500 U.S. patents so far this year – the most of any automaker and a 25 percent increase versus 2015.

Former Ford chief Alan Mulally, 71, is meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower Thursday, according to an automotive news report. The former Boeing CEO is reportedly being considered to serve as secretary of state. It is unclear whether Mulally is meeting with Trump regarding a possible cabinet post or just as a policy adviser, as he did with President Barack Obama on several occasions.